Ang Yong Guan

Ang Yong Guan (Chinese: 洪永元; pinyin: Hóng Yǒngyuán; born 24 January 1955) is a Singaporean politician, psychiatrist and former colonel. He is the Progress Singapore Party Head of Training and Development since 2020. [1]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Ang.
Ang Yong Guan
洪永元
Chairman of the Singaporeans First
In office
2014–2019
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
Born (1955-01-24) 24 January 1955
Colony of Singapore
Political partyProgress Singapore Party
(2020–present)
Other political
affiliations		Singaporeans First
(2014–2019)
Singapore Democratic Party
(2010–2011)
Children4
Alma materNational University of Singapore
University of Edinburgh
Occupation
  • Politician
  • psychiatrist
Military service
Branch/serviceSingapore Armed Forces
Years of service1980–2003
RankColonel

Early life

Ang graduated from the National University of Singapore in 1979 and had his postgraduate training in psychiatry at the University of Edinburgh between 1984 and 1986.[2]

Political career

Ang joined the Singapore Democratic Party as a candidate and contested in a four-member Holland–Bukit Timah GRC at the 2011 general election and was defeated by People's Action Party where his team obtained 39.92% of valid votes. Ang left the Singapore Democratic Party after he was defeated by the People's Action Party in the 2011 general election.

In 2014, he joined SingFirst and contested in a five-member Tanjong Pagar GRC in 2015 general election and was defeated again by People's Action Party with only 22.29% of valid votes. [3][4]

Tan Jee Say, the party secretary-general dissolved SingFirst on 25 June 2020. At the 2020 general election, Ang joined as a candidate of the Progress Singapore Party and stood in the newly created single-member constituency of Marymount SMC but was defeated by People's Action Party Gan Siow Huang with 44.96% of valid votes.

Military career

Ang had served in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) for 23 years, and was Chief Psychiatrist of the Psychological Medicine Branch before he retiring from the SAF in 2003 and attained the rank Colonel.

Personal life

Ang is married to an educator and together they have four children. He runs a private clinic at the Paragon Shopping Mall.[5]

Awards

In 1995, Ang was awarded the Public Service Medal (PBM) for his grassroots contributions as a community leader at Kembangan Constituency, helping then-Member of Parliament George Yeo for more than 15 years. He was also awarded the Public Administration Medal in 1996 for his military services.[2]

References
  1. "【新加坡大选】 洪永元：胜在基层经验丰富 也了解居民需要". www.8world.com. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  2. "Dr Ang Yong Guan, formerly in SDP then SingFirst, joined PSP as he feels they are a "very strong" party". The Online Citizen. 24 June 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  3. "丹戎巴葛选民24年来首次投票". 联合早报网. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  4. "GE2020: I have to join a party that is going to propel me into Parliament, says PSP candidate Ang Yong Guan". AsiaOne. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  5. "GE2015: On the campaign trail with SingFirst's Ang Yong Guan". The Straits Times. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
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